Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Software Development

at Institute of Technology Carlow

This course equips students with the range of skills required to become competent software developers. Students follow our new ‘learning-by-doing’ model in first year with continuous assessment replacing final exams. Modules for the first three years include a broad range of subjects and an industry work placement. Year 4 concentrates on state-of-the-art, high-level software development topics such as: secure app development, data science, distributed systems and an extensive project.
 

• Year 1 / Semester 1

• Mandatory

• Programming 1

• Mathematics 1

• Computer Hardware 1

• Networking 1

• Applications and Interpersonal Communications
   

• Year 1 / Semester 2

• Mandatory

• Programming 2

• Mathematics 2

• Operating Systems

• Computer Hardware 2

• Networking 2
   

• Year 2 / Semester 1

• Mandatory

• Web Programming and Databases 1

• Digital Logic

• Data Structures and Algorithms

• Object Oriented Software Development 1

• Systems Analysis and Testing
   

• Year 2 / Semester 2

• Mandatory

• Assembly and C

• Discrete Structures

• Object Oriented Software Development 2

• Web Programming and Databases 2

• Project (Software Development)
   

• Year 3 / Semester 1

• Mandatory

• Software Engineering

• Advanced Programming

• Operating Systems

• Advanced Data Structures and Algorithms

• Cloud Development
   

• Year 3 / Semester 2

• Group Elective 1

• Approved Semester Abroad

• Work Placement (Software Development)

• Project (Software Development)
   

• Year 4 / Semester 1

• Mandatory

• Concurrent Development

• Data Science and Machine Learning 1

• Agile Software Development

• Agile Software Verification

• Project (Software Development) (part 1)
   

• Year 4 / Semester 2

• Mandatory

• Project (Software Development) (part 2)

• Data Science and Machine Learning 2

• Secure Application Development
   

• Group Elective 1

• Cloud Data Centers

• Case Studies in Data Science

• Data Visualisation

• Data Engineering

• Bias in Computational Systems

• Programming Language Design

• Artificial Intelligence in the Wild

• UI/UX Design and Development

• Blockchain Technology

• Linux Infrastructure Engineering

• Distributed Development

• Entrepreneurship

Leaving Certificate:

• 2H5 & 4O6/H7
   

Subjects required:

• English or Irish O6/H7

• Mathematics O6/H7

The fees for Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Software Development may vary from €10,000 to €15,000 annually for tuition fees. The fee's prices may get higher for International Students.

Ireland is a large global player in the software development and software engineering industry with significant employment opportunities for graduates at home and abroad. Graduates of this course are working with companies such as UNUM, Google, IBM, Microsoft, HP, AOL, DoneDeal, Symantec and Intel.